What is the primary reason why historians know less about the Indus Valley than ancient Egypt or Mesopotamia?
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Correct answer: The Indus script has not yet been deciphered
Although the Harappans had a writing system, researchers have not yet found a bilingual text (like the Rosetta Stone) to decode it. This means our understanding is limited to what can be inferred from archaeological remains.
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